Gautam Gambhir noticed a big weakness in Virat Kohli's batting after he was dismissed on 45 in his 100th Test in Mohali.
Virat Kohli made a strong start to his innings in his 100th Test, but his struggle against spin troubled him when a ball hit Kohli's outer edge and hit the stumps, ending his innings on 45. Before being dismissed, Kohli hit a series of confident strokes and was swinging the strike with relative ease with Hanuma Vihari, who scored an impressive half-century (58).
Kohli is playing his 100th Test and may have another chance to score big in his historic game but former India opener Gautam Gambhir insisted that when it comes to facing the spinners, Kohli and the For other Indian batsmen, the problems run deeper. , During the post-T show on Star Sports on the first day of the first Test, Gambhir said Indian batsmen need to revisit their basics.
“One of the big concerns is that the bat is in line with the pad. When that happens, it is difficult to play balls that turn as well as those that don't,” Gambhir said.
“If you put your bat ahead of your pads, you will only be beaten on one side. When you look at Mayank Agarwal's dismissal, he was beaten from inside. In the case of Virat Kohli, he was beaten on the outside edge. That's why it's important to have your bat in front of your pad."
Gambhir said India's preparedness to face the fast bowlers as well as excessive limited-overs cricket has taken the batsmen further away from the basics.
"It is usually taught in the formative years. Nowadays, you play so much limited overs cricket that you lose your basics, good habits die. You have paid a lot of attention to fast bowling, so I believe. There is room for improvement in handling spin among Indian batsmen.